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Table 1 Preoperative and surgical data of control group vs. treatment group, given as mean (SD) and absolute (relative) frequencies

From: Intraarticular use of tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and transfusion rate after primary total knee arthroplasty

Analyzed criterion

Control group

Treatment group

p-value

Gender (% female)

65 (64.4%)

56 (55.4%)

0.196

Age [years]

68.2 ± 10,19

69.4 ± 10,1

0.396

BMI [kg/m2]

31.8 ± 6,78

31.46 ± 6,8

0.764

ASA-Score 1

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

0.394

 2

49 (48.5%)

40 (39.6%)

 

 3

50 (49.5%)

59 (58.4%)

 

 4

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

 

Cut-sew-time [min]

87.3 ± 16

87.9 ± 17

0.765

Tourniquet time [min]

68.1 ± 17

67.7 ± 21

0.890

Experienced surgeon

79 (%)

75 (%)

0.508

Diagnosis

 primary

90 (89.1%)

86 (85.1%)

0.254

 posttraumatic

5 (4.9%)

11 (10.9%)

 inflammatory

6 (5.9%)

4 (3.9%)

Kellgren-Lawrence

 °III

22 (21.8%)

6 (5.9%)

0.001

 °IV

79 (78.2%)

95 (94.1%)